Therapeutic Arts Practitioner
306-903-7122
Creating Peace Therapeutic Arts
Transform your relationship with yourself.
Land Acknowledgement
I acknowledge that I reside and operate on Treaty 6 Territory. I pay my respects to the many indigenous peoples of this place, Nêhiyawak (Plains Cree), Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwa), Nahkawininiwak (Salteaux), Nakota (Assiniboine), Dakota and Lakota (Sioux), Denesuline (Dene/Chipewyan) and Metis. I reaffirm and honor my relationship to the land, waters and the sky as a place that has nurtured and taught our ancestors and First Nations peoples for millennia. Following the spirit of reciprocity taught to us
by great grandmother (land) and grandfather (sky),
I renew my commitment to sharing this space in a good way for all our children.
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I believe in the seven sacred teachings of honesty, courage, wisdom, respect, truth love and humility and strive to always treat others with these teachings in mind.
Why I StartedCoaching
After years of my own healing and trauma therapy, I became part of the Critical Incident Stress Management team in Saskatchewan for Volunteer Firefighters. Helping others process traumatic incidents is a challenging but rewarding process and I wanted to continue helping others after leaving the fire service. Being an artist with skills in mental health mitigation, I put the two together and trained to become a therapeutic arts practitioner. Please be aware that I am not a psychologist or psychiatrist and this is a complimentary form of treatment. If you have severe symptoms from trauma or mental health injury/illness, please seek medical assistance.
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My Story
I grew up in central Alberta and left the family home at a young age to start a life of my own. Living with unresolved trauma meant always having to find ways to cope with difficult emotions on my own. Not having the tools to build a healthy self esteem, self care was set aside while taking care of others for most of my adult life, meanwhile enduring other traumatic events by being in an unhealthy relationship as well as sudden traumas and complex stress.
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It wasn't until attending a seminar on Understanding Trauma that I realized I too was suffering from decades of unresolved trauma.
This was the start of my healing journey as well as the beginning of my passion for helping others with their own mental health issues.
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I recognized early on that art became my meditation, even in childhood. As time went on, art and mindfulness became an integral part of my existence leading me to
therapeutic arts.
Using EMDR & Hypnosis, somatics, guided meditation, art, dance and music I have created my own peace and would like to help you create yours.
Workshops
Individual or group workshops are available on site or online.
A workshop consists of a variety of modalities including: somatic movement, bi-lateral stimulation of the brain, guided meditation, art practices, and a relaxing hypnosis designed to help you let go of old thoughts that no longer serve you.
Success Stories
I was suffering from unresolved trauma that effected myself and my family for decades. I turned to alcohol as a way to numb but have found peace with using the techniques I learned with Creating Peace Therapeutic Arts. I have used these techniques to help me quit drinking and find myself again, and I will continue to use them to maintain that peace.
M.J.
Contact me to find
your way to a more peaceful and creative future.
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306-903-7122